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Finally, something that works for me! It is a big expense for a very small amount, but worth it. I can't have sugar, honey, most sweeteners, natural or artificial. They make me very sick and encourage infections/inflammation. I had resolved myself to a bland existence when I discovered 100% Monkfruit Extract Powder. It does not have the negative effects other sweeteners have had on my body. It also requires extremely small amounts to make recipes perfect. It is super sweet, but does not taste like sugar, nor does it have that near-instant addictive quality that cane sugar has. When I first tried it, I thought this was something I was going to have to 'get use to', because the taste was kind of like artificial sweetener and super sweet. As I tested its use, I began to think it was not going to work. I did not like the overwhelming taste. I read online that 1/6th teaspoon is equal to 1/4th cup sugar. Also, because I have been off sugar so long, I am very sensitive to sweet flavors. The taste had been overwhelming because I was using too much. Once I started using less, it tasted perfect! I had to teach my family that the idea is not to taste the monk fruit powder (like most people want to taste sugar). The idea is to taste the food and have the monk fruit powder there just enough to enhance the food's other flavors. An example... a strawberry is supposed to be sweet. It is difficult to get ripe strawberries these days. If the strawberry is dipped in or covered in sugar, it tastes like sugar with a hint of strawberry. However, with a slight sprinkle of monk fruit powder, the taste is a sweet strawberry.